extra point
nounDefinition of extra point
: a point gained on a conversion in football
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Quarterback Avery Seaton finished off the five-play drive with a 3-yard TD run and Andrew Clark added the extra point with 10:24 left. — Al.com Reports, al, "Briarcrest Christian (Tenn.) spoils Bob Godsey’s debut at Madison Academy," 24 Aug. 2019 Murray is five foot ten and one eighth of an inch, that extra point being lagniappe thrown in by the football gods. — Rich Cohen, Harper's magazine, "The Wood Chipper," 19 Aug. 2019 One of the pieces is kicker Lucas Ramirez, who booted the game-winning extra point in the CCS title game. — Vytas Mazeika, The Mercury News, "Bay Area Preps HQ football preview: No. 3 Valley Christian," 16 Aug. 2019 Warren nailed five field goals and made 41 extra points as a sophomore in 2017, and connected on 21 of 24 PATs and five more field goals last year. — Megan Woodward, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Football: Westminster’s Evan Warren makes commitment to Navy," 14 Aug. 2019 Saladin finished the drive with a 5-yard TD run, and Ryle teammate Mason Molique added the extra point to knot the game at 7 with two minutes to go in the half. — James Weber, Cincinnati.com, "St. Elizabeth Health East-West All-Star football win icing on the cake for Dayton senior," 6 June 2019 During the past two seasons, Stefanou, who played professional soccer for nearly a decade, has hit 22-of-30 field goal attempts and all 66 of his extra points. — Brian Howell, The Denver Post, "James Stefanou, CU Buffs’ 32-year-old kicker, carries new perspective into season," 6 Aug. 2019 The stamp is tabulated using an algorithm that awards points for film and television productions with women in key on- and offscreen jobs, and extra points for women of color. — New York Times, "Inclusion Rider? What Inclusion Rider?," 19 June 2019 Odd accumulates an average of 0.45 extra points per game. — Quanta Magazine, "Solution: ‘Triumph or Cooperation in Game Theory and Evolution’," 8 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'extra point.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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